Sanzhi District
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| Sanzhi District 三芝區 | |
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| District | |
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  Sanzhi District | |
| Coordinates: 25°14′12″N 121°31′31″E / 25.23667°N 121.52528°ECoordinates: 25°14′12″N 121°31′31″E / 25.23667°N 121.52528°E | |
| Country |
 Republic of China |
| Region | Northern Taiwan |
| Special municipality | New Taipei City (新北市) |
| Government | |
| • District Chief | Shi De-yang (施得仰) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.9968 km2 (25.4815 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2011) | |
| • Total | 22,224 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 252 |
| Area code(s) | 02 |
| Website | http://www.sanzhi.ntpc.gov.tw |
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| Chinese | 三芝區 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sanzhi District (Chinese: 三芝區; pinyin: Sānzhī Qū) is a rural district in the northern part of New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. It is notable as the hometown of the former president Lee Teng-hui.
Education
Tourist attractions
Notable natives
- Jiang Wen-Ye (1910–1983) - musician and composer active mainly in Japan and the People's Republic of China[1]
- Lee Teng-hui (1923–) - ROC president from 1990 to 2000, spiritual leader of the Taiwan Solidarity Union
- Lu Hsiu-yi (1941–1998) - Democratic Progressive Party politician and member of the Legislative Yuan
- Tu Tsung-ming (1893–1986) - founder of Kaohsiung Medical University and the first Taiwanese PhD
Transportation
The main road route through Sanzhi is the Provincial Highway No. 2. There are also a number of county-level highways within the district.
See also
References
- ↑ "江文也 (Jiang Wen-ye)" (in Chinese). Sanzhi District Government.
External links
- Government website
- Abandoned San-Chih UFO Houses in Google Map
- Abandoned San-Chih UFO Houses on Flickr
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